# US 10,371,027 B2 · Exhaust gas purification system of working machine > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,371,027 B2 - Document ID: US10371027B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 13/643,664 - Filed: 2011-04-25 - Published: 2019-01-10 - Granted: 2019-08-06 - Earliest claimed: 2010-04-30 - Assignees: Yanmar Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Kenta Saitou - Inventors: Kenta Saitou - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10371027B2 ## CPC - F01N 3/0235: {using exhaust gas throttling means} - F01N 3/0253: {adding fuel to exhaust gases} - F01N 3/0335: {with exhaust silencers in a single housing} - F01N 3/035: with catalytic reactors - F01N 9/002: {of filter regeneration} - F01N 13/0097: {the purifying devices are arranged in a single housing} - F02D 41/021: {Introducing corrections for particular conditions exterior to the engine (conjoint control of vehicle sub-units for propelling the vehicle B60W30/18)} - F02D 41/025: {by changing the composition of the exhaust gas, e.g. for exothermic reaction on exhaust gas treating apparatus} - F02D 41/029: {the exhaust gas treating apparatus being a particulate filter} - F02D 41/1448: {the characteristics being an exhaust gas pressure} - F01N 2550/04: Filtering activity of particulate filters - F01N 2900/1602: Temperature of exhaust gas apparatus - F02D 41/0002: {Controlling intake air} - F02D 41/405: {with post injections} - F02D 2200/0802: Temperature of the exhaust gas treatment apparatus - F02D 2200/0812: Particle filter loading - Y02T 10/12: Improving ICE efficiencies - Y02T 10/40: Engine management systems - F01N: GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES (arrangements in connection with gas exhaust of propulsion units in vehicles B60K13/00; combustion-air intake silencers specially adapted for, or arranged on, internal-combustion engines F02M35/00; protecting against, or damping, noise in general G10K11/16) - F02D: CONTROLLING COMBUSTION ENGINES (vehicle fittings, acting on a single sub-unit only, for automatically controlling vehicle speed B60K31/00; conjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function, road vehicle drive control systems for purposes other than the control of a single sub-unit B60W) - Y02T: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION ## Abstract An exhaust gas purification system of a working machine is operable to reduce a loss of a working time caused by a point that it takes a long time to renew an exhaust gas purification device by throttle devices. The exhaust gas purification system of the working machine is provided with a common rail type engine which is mounted to the working machine, an exhaust gas purification device which is arranged in an exhaust system of the engine, and at least one of the intake air throttle device and the exhaust gas throttle device. It is provided with mode selection input means which selects whether an auxiliary renewing mode is executed or a forced renewing mode is executed in the case that a clogged state of the exhaust gas purification device is equal to or more than a prescribed level. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An exhaust gas purification system comprising: a common rail engine mounted to a working machine; an exhaust gas purification device coupled to an exhaust system of the common rail engine; at least one throttle device comprising an intake air throttle device and an exhaust gas throttle device coupled to intake and exhaust systems of the common rail engine; and an ECU configured to operate the common rail engine in: an auxiliary renewing mode in which a temperature of exhaust gas is raised based on actuation of the at least one throttle device, a forced renewing mode in which a fuel is supplied to the common rail engine using an injection timing based on a post injection time; and a mode selection input means which, in a case that a clogged state of the exhaust gas purification device is equal to or greater than a first prescribed level, is configured to indicate a mode selection between the auxiliary renewing mode or the forced renewing mode; wherein: in a case that an accumulated drive time of the common rail engine exceeds a set time, the forced renewing mode is executed regardless of the clogged state of the exhaust gas purification device; and in a case that the accumulated drive time of the common rail engine is less than the set time and the clogged state of the exhaust gas purification device is greater than or equal to the first prescribed level, either the auxiliary renewing mode or the forced renewing mode is executed based on the indicated mode selection of the mode selection input means; and when the clogged state of the exhaust gas purification device is not improved after execution of the auxiliary renewing mode, the forced renewing mode is executed regardless of the indicated mode selection of the mode selection input means. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The exhaust gas purification system according to claim 1, wherein a notification is provided before the forced renewing mode is executed. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The exhaust gas purification system according to claim 2, further comprising: a lamp coupled to the ECU and configured to receive an output of the ECU; and wherein before the forced renewing mode is executed, the lamp is configured to blink at a first frequency. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The exhaust gas purification system according to claim 1, wherein the ECU is further configured to: after execution of the auxiliary renewing mode, compare a second particulate matter level of the exhaust gas purification device to a second prescribed level different from the first prescribed level; and based on the second particulate matter level being greater than or equal to the second prescribed level: initiate execution of the forced renewing mode regardless of the indicated mode selection; and generate an output to indicate execution of the forced renewing mode; and the second prescribed level is less than the first prescribed level. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The exhaust gas purification system according to claim 4, further comprising: a timer coupled to the ECU and configured to calculate a drive time of the common rail engine; and wherein, when the drive time of the common rail engine is greater than or equal to a predetermined drive time, the ECU is further configured to initiate execution of the forced renewing mode regardless of a mode selection state. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The exhaust gas purification system according to claim 1, wherein the exhaust gas purification system is structured such that the auxiliary renewing mode is executed regardless of the clogged state of the exhaust gas purification device, in the case that the temperature of the exhaust gas within the exhaust gas purification device is equal to or less than a previously set prescribed temperature. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The exhaust gas purification system according to claim 6, wherein the exhaust gas purification system is structured so as to come back to a normal operation mode after a predetermined time elapses, in the case that the auxiliary renewing mode is executed based on the temperature of the exhaust gas within the exhaust gas purification device. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The exhaust gas purification system according to claim 7, wherein, an executing time of the auxiliary renewing mode based on the temperature of the exhaust gas within the exhaust gas purification device is set shorter than an executing time of the auxiliary renewing mode based on the basis of the clogged state of the exhaust gas purification device. ### Claim 9 An exhaust gas purification system comprising: a common rail engine coupled to a work machine; an exhaust gas purification device coupled to the common rail engine and configured to receive an exhaust gas; and a throttle device comprising an intake air throttle or an exhaust gas throttle; and an ECU configured to operate the common rail engine in: a normal mode; an auxiliary renewing mode in which a temperature of the exhaust gas is raised based on actuation of the throttle device; and a forced renewing mode in which a fuel is supplied to the common rail engine using an injection timing based on a post injection time; wherein the ECU is further configured to: determine whether a work portion of the work machine is in an operation state or a non-operation state; based on a determination that the work portion is in the non-operation state, select an operation mode of the common rail engine as one of the auxiliary renewing mode or the forced renewing mode based on a particulate matter level of the exhaust gas purification device being greater than or equal to a first prescribed level; based on a determination that the work portion is in the operation state: prohibit operation of the auxiliary renewing mode regardless of whether the particulate matter level of the exhaust gas purification device is greater than or equal to the first prescribed level; generate an output to indicate the auxiliary renewing mode is not executed based on the work portion being in the operation state; start a timer; and enable an operation of the auxiliary renewing mode after a value of the timer is greater than or equal to a predetermined time. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The exhaust gas purification system according to claim 9, further comprising: a differential pressure sensor coupled to the ECU, the differential pressure sensor configured to measure the particulate matter level; and wherein, when the output is generated, the ECU is configured to activate a renewal inhibition lamp. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The exhaust gas purification system according to claim 9, further comprising: the timer coupled to the ECU; and wherein, after the auxiliary renewing mode is not executed based on the work portion being in the operation state, the ECU is configured to: initiate execution of the auxiliary renewing mode after the value of the timer is greater than or equal to the predetermined time. ### Claim 12 An exhaust gas purification system comprising: a common rail engine coupled to a work machine; an exhaust gas purification device coupled to the common rail engine and configured to receive an exhaust gas; a throttle device comprising an intake air throttle or an exhaust gas throttle; and an ECU configured to operate the common rail engine in: a normal mode; an auxiliary renewing mode in which a temperature of the exhaust gas is raised based on actuation of the throttle device, and a forced renewing mode in which a fuel is supplied to the common rail engine using an injection timing based on a post injection time; wherein the ECU is further configured to: in response to a first particulate matter level of the exhaust gas purification device being greater than or equal to a first prescribed level, identify a selected mode between the auxiliary renewing mode or the forced renewing mode; and based on a temperature of the exhaust gas being less than or equal to a prescribed temperature for an entirety of predetermined period of time, execute the auxiliary renewing mode regardless of the selected mode. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The exhaust gas purification system according to claim 12, wherein the ECU is further configured to: when the selected mode is the auxiliary renewing mode: after execution of the auxiliary renewing mode, compare a second particulate matter level of the exhaust gas purification device to a second prescribed level different from the first prescribed level; and based on the second particulate matter level being greater than the second prescribed level: initiate execution of the forced renewing mode regardless of the selected mode; and generate an output to indicate execution of the forced renewing mode. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The exhaust gas purification system according to claim 12, further comprising: a mode selection switch configured to receive a selection from an operator of the work machine; and wherein the ECU is configured to identify the selected mode based on a state of the mode selection switch. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The exhaust gas purification system according to claim 12, wherein the prescribed temperature is associated with a renewal boundary temperature. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The exhaust gas purification system according to claim 15, further comprising: a temperature sensor coupled to the exhaust gas purification device and configured to measure a temperature of exhaust gas; and a differential pressure sensor coupled to the ECU and configured to measure a particulate matter level of the exhaust gas purification device; and wherein, when the auxiliary renewing mode is executed based on the temperature being less than the prescribed temperature, the ECU is configured to execute the normal mode after a first execution time period elapses. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The exhaust gas purification system according to claim 16, wherein: when the auxiliary renewing mode is executed based on the temperature being less than the prescribed temperature, the auxiliary renewing mode is executed for the first execution time period; and when the auxiliary renewing mode is executed based on the particulate matter level being greater than or equal to a prescribed level, the auxiliary renewing mode is executed for a second execution time period that is greater than the first execution time period.